Kash Mellons holds a sign he made for his neighbor, a U.S. Marine who was participating in the Veterans Day Parade on Broadway Saturday November 11, 2017. At right is Isabella Parrillo. Alan Poizner/For the Tennessean

Brantley Ronnells, far right, shakes hands with WWII Veteran Jose Vazquez after giving him an American flag during the Veterans Day Parade on Broadway Saturday November 11, 2017. Accompanying Ronnells is Lorinda McLaughlin. Alan Poizner/For the Tennessean